Anatomy Trains Teacher in Training
Invited by Tom Myers to teach the system he created
Rock Hudson, Anatomy Trains Teacher in Training
Tom Myers, creator of Anatomy Trains
An Invitation That Changed Everything
Tom Myers doesn't invite many people to teach his work. The Anatomy Trains system is his life's contribution to the field of structural integration, and he is careful about who carries it forward. When Tom asked me to begin training as a teacher, it was one of the most meaningful moments of my career. It meant he trusted not just my technical skill, but my understanding of the work at a level deep enough to pass it on to other practitioners.
This isn't a certification you apply for. It's an invitation extended to practitioners who have demonstrated, over years of direct mentorship, that they understand the fascial system well enough to teach it accurately. I've spent hundreds of hours working alongside Tom, assisting in Anatomy Trains Structural Integration courses, and eventually teaching Anatomy Trains lines in the first course of ATSI under his direct guidance.
When you work with me, you're working with someone Tom Myers personally chose to carry his work forward.
Two Cadaver Dissections with Tom Myers
I've completed two full cadaver dissections with Tom Myers. This is not standard training. Most bodyworkers and even many physical therapists never get the opportunity to study human anatomy this way. These dissections are multi-day, intensive labs where you work through the layers of the human body with your own hands, guided by one of the foremost anatomists in the field.
There is a difference between knowing anatomy from a textbook and knowing it from direct observation. In dissection, you see how fascia actually connects structures that diagrams show as separate. You see how restriction in one area physically pulls on distant tissue. You see variation between bodies. You feel the difference between healthy fascial layers that glide and restricted layers that are adhered. This kind of knowledge doesn't come from reading. It comes from being in the room with the tissue in your hands.
That direct anatomical knowledge informs every session I do. When I'm working on your hip, I'm not guessing about what's underneath my hands. I've seen it. I've traced those fascial connections through actual human tissue. That depth of understanding is what allows me to work with precision and confidence, and it's a significant part of why Tom invited me to teach.
Learning From the Source
I am deeply honored to have had the opportunity to assist Tom Myers in his Anatomy Trains courses, to teach in front of him, and to be mentored by him directly. These experiences have shaped the way I see the body and the way I approach every session. Being in the room with the person who mapped these fascial connections, receiving his feedback in real time, and learning to communicate this work to other practitioners has been one of the most meaningful parts of my career.
That mentorship continues to inform everything I do. It shows up in how I read your structure, how I choose where to work, and how I think about lasting change. You benefit from that lineage every time you're on my table.
What Is Anatomy Trains?
Anatomy Trains is a map of the body's fascial continuities. Rather than treating muscles as isolated units, Tom Myers identified 12 myofascial meridians, continuous lines of fascia and muscle that run from head to toe. These lines explain why a restriction in your foot can cause pain in your back, why a tight chest pulls your head forward, and why treating symptoms in isolation so often fails.
The 12 Myofascial Meridians
- • Superficial Back Line - From bottom of foot up entire back to brow
- • Superficial Front Line - From top of foot up entire front to skull
- • Lateral Line - Runs up each side for stability
- • Spiral Line - Wraps body in double helix for rotation
- • Arm Lines (4 lines) - Deep/superficial, front/back of arms
- • Functional Lines - Connect limbs to opposite sides
- • Deep Front Line - Core of body, connects breathing to support
What This Means for You
I See What Others Miss
Your knee pain might be coming from restrictions in your hip or even your foot. Your neck pain might start with your chest or diaphragm. Because I've studied these connections in both living bodies and cadaver dissection, I can:
- • Trace pain patterns to their actual source along fascial lines
- • Identify compensation patterns that standard assessments miss
- • Work strategically along myofascial meridians for systemic change
- • Address root causes, not just symptoms
Changes That Last
Because I work with your body's actual architecture:
- • Structural changes hold because the whole pattern is addressed
- • Your body moves more efficiently as restrictions release
- • Compensation patterns resolve systematically, not temporarily
- • You get lasting structural change, not just short-term relief
Strategic, Informed Work
- • Every session builds on the last following the Anatomy Trains protocol
- • I can explain exactly why I'm working where I am and what I expect to change
- • Sessions are systematic and progressive, not random
- • My assessment is informed by direct anatomical knowledge from dissection
How This Training Shows Up in Practice
Plantar Fasciitis: Instead of just working your foot, I address the entire Superficial Back Line, from calves through hamstrings, up the erector spinae to the base of the skull. I've traced this line in dissection. The tension on your plantar fascia is often maintained by restrictions much higher in the chain. Release the whole line, resolve the foot pain.
Forward Head Posture: This isn't a neck problem. The Superficial Front Line from your feet to your forehead is shortened. I work the entire front of your body, including hip flexors, diaphragm, and chest, to restore length to the whole system. Having seen these connections in cadaver dissection gives me precision that textbook knowledge alone can't provide.
Hip Pain: Often involves the Lateral Line and Spiral Line working in combination. I assess which lines are restricted, where the compensation started, and work strategically to restore balance. This is the kind of pattern recognition that comes from years of training under Tom Myers.
The Tom Myers Lineage
Tom Myers studied directly with Ida Rolf, the founder of Structural Integration. He then spent decades refining and articulating the fascial continuities that Rolf intuited but never formally mapped. His book Anatomy Trains is now used in massage schools, physical therapy programs, and medical schools worldwide. It fundamentally changed how the field understands connective tissue.
Being trained directly in Tom's lineage, and being invited to teach his work, means you're getting structural integration rooted in the deepest available understanding of fascial anatomy. This is not generic bodywork. This is the work, from the source.
Rock Hudson brings deep anatomical knowledge from cadaver dissection and years of direct mentorship under Tom Myers to every session in Santa Cruz.
For Santa Cruz Clients
You don't need to travel to find this level of expertise. Right here in Santa Cruz, you can work with a practitioner who has been personally mentored by Tom Myers, completed two cadaver dissections under his guidance, and been invited to teach the Anatomy Trains system. That depth of training translates directly into better assessment, more precise work, and results that last.